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Friday, October 28, 2011

Enter to win a cool Halloween Gift basket

Drumroll please!!

It's finally here. I love the holidays and all the fun that goes with it! I signed up to be in an author sponsored contest and everyone is doing their own giveaway on their own website or blog or whatever they want to use.

Hoping not to disappoint I am offering up lots of cool swag, a few print books, cookies, Halloween stickers, and jewelry (hmmm...let's that stay a surprise! The costume jewelry's not pictured and inside the gift box but is for women.) Basically everything you see pictured (except the Fall leaves) is going to one lucky winner who can answer some trivia questions. The picture above shows all the nifty goodies you can get from me.

Most the answers can be found on my website, www.missylyons.com. To enter send me the answers to these questions:

1. Name three books written by Missy Lyons. 2. What am I in the middle of writing now. Hint: you can hang out with me on facebook and hear me talk about it as I write or look on my homepage of my website. 3. What is the book title that will be releasing next in December? Hint: you can find this info on the coming soon page for Whispers Publishing. 4. What do you want to see me write next? Do you crave cowboys and indians, exotic locations in the Caribbean, or an alien abduction? That's it, just name your fantasy.

When you find all the answers please send it to me through my facebook email Author missy lyons or my website which will forward it to me. If you decide to participate in an extra chance to win, please forward the link to me as well. Thank you!!

**This contest open to residents of the continental United States.

To those people who are international and would like to play, you can email me your email address and the answers to the questions and three lucky people will receive an ebook copy of my re-release Party for Three. For extra entries or a bonus chance to win:

1. Share this blog on your social networks, or blogs, or twitter, and tell me about it when you email me. 2. Comment on this blog. . 3. Publicly follow the blog, my facebook fan page, or my twitter account. 4.Buy any book by Missy Lyons and send me a copy of the receipt via email.

This Halloween I am participating in a very large author sponsored contest. Drea was nice enough to organize it and I think I've listed all the participating authors and places. There are some publishers, and some review sites. I love how fun this is going to be. If you want to win some goodies it's only between October 28-31, 2011 and be sure to register everywhere!

I have listed the people that I know have signed up here but there might be new ones that have signed up between now and then. So you can check Drea's site for the official list here:

http://dreabecraft.com/events-2/

Drea Becraft * Lee Brazil * Avril Ashton * Kellie Kamryn * Elizabeth Black * Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy * Lacie Nation * JoAnne Kenrick * Daisy Dunn * Cassandre Dayne * Jessica E Subject * Sara York * Wendy Smith * Anne Holly * Lucy Felthouse * Kiki Howell * Julie Lynn Hayes * J.S. Wayne * Robin Badillo * Karen Erickson * Cari Quinn * Mahalia Levey * Dawn's Reading Nook * Raine Delight * D.B. Moon * Kay Springsteen * Jillian Chantal * Cindy Jacks * Ashley Lucas * Rose Anderson * Eden Gleen * Beth Barany * D. Renee Bagby * S.L. Danielson * Ella Jade * Elizabeth Morgan * Rawiya & BL * Jean Joachim * Jambrea Jo Jones * Trinity Blacio * Debra Dennis * Natasha Blackthorne * S.J. Frost * Jaime Samms * Tabitha Shay * Sandra Sookoo * Kristyn Nicols * Roz Lee * Billi Jean * Dyanne Davis * Kharisma Rhayne * Erotic Diaries * Fiona McGier * Pender Mackie * Lily Sawyer * Roxanne Rhoads * Jodi Redford * Angel Martinez * Mary Absire * Sandy Sullivan * Kaily Hart * Dakota Trace * Lindsay Klug * Marie Rose Dufour * Stephanie Beck * Cara Bristol * B.A. Tortuga * Nicole Morgan * Missy Lyons * Secret Cravings Publishing * Marie Sexton * W. Lynn Chantale * Gabrielle Bisset * Karenna Colcroft * Lia Fairchild * Naughty Between The Stacks * Lelani Black * Wendi Zwaduk * Megan Slayers * Karen Marie Nutt * Kinley Baker * Paty Jager * Katherine Kingston * Beth D Carter * E. Jaime * Elizabeth Noble * Sarah Makela * Gracen Miller * Kerry Adrienne * Staci Brush * Cynthia Arsuaga * Kelly L Lee * Melisse Aires * L.K. Below * Selena Kitt * Ana Hart * Naughty Night Press * Kianna Alexander * Ami Blackwelder * Gabrielle Evans

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Cool research trick

Books are great for fulfilling fantasies or getting out of this world's troubles and taking you away for a few minutes, or hours, or days. Books take me places that I have already been and would like to revisit, or have never been but can't afford to go. That's one of the reasons I love setting my books in exotic and strange locations. It's fun for me to explore and see the world but with a family and a strict school schedule I can't exactly take off at a moment's notice and go to Cancun or Brazil. Something wierd about me is I collect maps, travel guides and things that help me get the feel of a story together. I watch travel videos and do everything I can to submerse myself in that culture and the land I am writing my story in. This is if it happens to be a contemporary or set in a real life place. Sometimes I manage to get free stuff by emailing the chamber of commerce or touristry committees. This is a quick way to get an overview of the most exciting things happening in an area and some of the more interesting details of everyday life. I visit sites like this one and ask for travel planners or travel guides and usually get back a thick packet of lovely details in about 6-8 weeks. This is a site to get a travel planner from Alaska. I can just imagine several stories being set in the isolated mountains of Alaska, filled with native wildlife, and rugged good looking men. http://www.travelalaska.com/Planners/Planner.aspx?utm_source=2259&utm_medium=ad Maybe I will set my next book there, but for now I must finish this book in the Caribbean called Strictly Business. Yummy beach bodies and white sandy beaches with pristine blue waters fill the pages and I only have a few more weeks until I can call the first draft done. Yippee. :) Lots of love to you all. Come back soon for the contest I am running at the end of October. There will be links to hundreds of other authors who are all participating in a HUGE Halloween contest. If you enter them, you stand a good chance of winning something.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Halloween Blog Hop Oct. 28-31 Big Contest and lots of PRIZES!

This Halloween I will be participating in a very large author sponsored contest. Drea was nice enough to organize it and I think I've listed all the participating authors and places. There are some publishers, and some review sites. I love how fun this is going to be. If you want to win some goodies you need to come back between October 28-31, 2011. and be sure to register everywhere!